Lasting machine

ABSTRACT

IN A LASTING MACHINE OF THE KIND IN WHICH A PAIR OF ROLLS TURNING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS APPLY LASTING AND FEEDING STRESSES TO THE LASTING MARGIN OF A SHOE, IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE SPACING BETWEEN THE AXES OF SAID ROLLS, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE ADHESIVE FLOW FROM THE ADHESIVE NOZZLE, THE ADHESIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE NOZZLE RELATIVE TO THE LASTING MARGIN, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE AXIS OF A ROTARY WIPER AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE AXES OF SAID ROLLS AND MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY URGING THE OPERATIVE SURFACE OF A WIPER BLADE TOWARDS THE BITE OF SAID ROLLS WHEREBY IT IS SELF-ADJUSTING TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT THICKNESSES OF THE LAST MARGIN.

Feb. 9, 1971 R, DUNLAP ET AL 3,561,027

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LASTING MACHINE 'F'iled March 18, 1969 7 Sheets-$heet v United StatesPatent O 3,561,027 LASTIN G MACHINE Robert B. Dunlap, Medway, and Evald0. Peterson, Lynnfield Center, Mass., assignors to Compo Industries,Inc.,

Waltham, Mass., a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 18, 1969, Ser. No.808,286 Int. Cl. A43d 31/00 US. Cl. 12-8.3 16 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE In a lasting machine of the kind in which a pair of rollsturning in opposite directions apply lasting and feeding stresses to thelasting margin of a shoe, improvements in means for adjusting thespacing between the axes of said rolls, means for Controlling theadhesive flow from the adhesive nozzle, the adhesive delivery system,means for adjusting the position of the nozzle relative to the lastingmargin, means for adjusting the axis of a rotary wiper at right anglesto the axes of said rolls and means for resiliently urging the operativesurface of a wiper blade towards the bite of said rolls whereby it isself-adjusting to accommodate difierent thicknesses of the last margin.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to lasting machines ofthe kind in which a pair of feed rolls turning in opposite directionsapply lasting and feeding stresses to the lasting margin of a shoe.United States Pat. No. 2,251,284 to Jacob S. Kamborian dated Aug. 5,1951 discloses such a machine.

Such lasting machines usually include an adhesive application nozzlesituated at the delivery side of the feed rolls, means for supplyingadhesive to the nozzle, means for controlling the flow of adhesive fromthe nozzle, means for adjusting the position of the nozzle relative tothe lasting margin, a wiper blade which guides the lasting margindownwardly towards the insole as it emerges from the feed rolls and arotary wiper which forces the margin into final contact with the insole.

However most of these prior art elements have exhibited somedisadvantages in practice which the present invention is designed toovercome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One object of this invention is to provide animproved lasting machine of the foregoing type which is economical tomanufacture, easy to use, easy to adjust by the user, performs anexcellent lasting job and is economical in the amount of adhesive whichis used.

Another object of this invention is to provide improved apparatus whichinsures that adhesive will be delivered from the nozzle while the insoleand last are in lasting position in the machine and that delivery ofadhesive from the nozzle will be terminated when the insole and last areremoved from lasting position, thereby preventing waste of adhesive.

A further object is to provide improved means for closing the adhesivedelivery passage of the nozzle to prevent dripping of adhesive from thenozzle after the last and insole have been removed from the machine.

Yet another object is to provide improved adhesive control valve meanswhich controls both the opening and the closing of the adhesive deliverypassage of the nozzle.

A still further object is to provide improved means for supplyingadhesive under pressure to the nozzle.

Another object is to provide improved means for moving the nozzletowards and away from. the lasting margin.

A still further object is to provide improved wiper blade means, inwhich the operative surface of the wiper blade is resiliently urgedtowards the feed rolls so the wiper blade is self-adjusting toaccommodate different thicknesses of the lasting margin.

A further object is to provide improved means for adjusting the rotarywiper towards and away from the axes of the feed rolls so that itsspacing from the feed rolls may be adjusted.

Yet another object is to provide improved means for moving the axis ofone of the feed rolls towards and away from the axis of the other feedroll thereby to control the pressure exerted upon the lasting margin bytheir bite.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent to persons skilled in theart from a consideration of the drawings and the following specificationand claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front elevation elevationof a lasting machine embodying the invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side elevation looking from right to left at FIG.1 showing the photocell and mating light of an electric eye forinitiating, maintaining and terminating the delivery of adhesive fromthe end of the nozzle; a last, insole and lasting margin of a shoe beingshown in phantom;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 33 of FIG. 1 showing theadhesive heating and delivery mechanism;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the melting pot shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line 55 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a section taken on the line 66 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged section taken on the line 77 of FIG. 1 showing thefeed rolls and rotary wiper with an insole and lasting margin inphantom;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged section taken on the line 88 of FIG. 1 showing theadhesive delivery valve and the nozzle;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged section taken on the line 99 of FIG. 5 showing themeans for driving the front feed roll;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged section taken on the line 10-10 of FIG. 5 showingthe means for driving the rear feed roll.

FIG. 11 is a partial front elevation showing the motor, drive pulleysand belts;

FIG. 12 is a section taken on the lines 12-12 of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged section taken on the line 13-13 of FIG. 5 showingthe wiper blade and a modified arrangement for initiating, maintainingand terminating the delivery of adhesive from the end of the nozzle; and

FIG. 14 is a side elevation of FIG. 13.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS. 2,5 and 7 of the drawings, the front feed roll 20 and rear feed roll 21are supported for rotation in opposite directions and they engageopposite sides of the lasting margin 23 of an upper which projectsupwardly from the insole 24 and last 25. These feed rolls apply bothlasting and feeding stresses to the margin thereby pulling the uppersnugly about the last and permitting the margin, last and insole to moveforwardly from the feed rolls towards the rotary wiper 26 (FIG. 7).

Adhesive is fed from the orifice 28a of the nozzle 28 to the marginalsurface of the insole, as best shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 8.

The wiper blade 29 (FIGS. 5, 7 and 13 and 14) guides the margindownwardly towards the insole as it emerges from the feed rolls. Therotary wiper 26 forces the margin into final contact with the insole.

In practice, the toe and heel of the shoe are usually lasted before thesides of the margin are lasted and the machine is preferably used onlyto last the sides. However, the machine may be used to last the sidesand the toe if the shoe has been previously heel-seat lasted or to lastthe sides and the heel if the shoe has been previously toe lasted.

THE ADHESIVE MELTING AND FEEDING APPARATUS While the adhesive may becold as delivered to the insole, we have shown an apparatus capable ofdelivering hot adhesive.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings, a block of solid adhesivea (FIG. 1) is placed on the grid 30 of the melting pot 31 which isheated by means of heating elements 32. These heating elements areinitially activated by turning the pre-melt knob 29 located on the frontpanel 28b of the machine. As the adhesive melts, it flows downwardlythrough the perforations in the grid, the passages 33 in the bottom ofthe melting pot and into the reservoir 35.

A float 37 positioned in the reservoir is operatively connected to theswitch 38 to cause the switch to open the circuit which is activatingthe heating elements 32 when the level of the molten adhesive in thereservoir reaches a predetermined level and to cause it to close thiscircuit when it falls below a predetermined level. As shown in FIG. 1,the height of the switch may be adjusted by the elements 39.

The dial 40 (FIG. 1) indicates the temperature of the adhesive in thereservoir. The element 41 which projects into the reservoir controls thepointer on this dial.

Thermostatic control switch 43 (FIG. 1) is in the line which suppliescurrent to the motor 45w (FIG. 3) which drives the gear pump 44 and tothe means for actuating the valve 170 which controls the supply of fluidto the cylinder 171 and piston 172 (FIG. 3) which reciprocates theplunger 47 of the adhesive control valve 48 (FIG. 8). The switch 43 doesnot close until the adhesive in the reservoir 35 has reached apredetermined temperature.

When the adhesive has reached the predetermined operative temperatureand the switch 43 has closed, the operator turns the control knob 45(FIG. 1) to close the circuits to the motor 45a and to the means foractuating the fluid supply valve 170.

The adhesive may also be melted directly in the reservoir 35 in blockform without providing the melting pct 31. The float control 37 may thenalso be omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 8, when the gear pump 44 is operating, it drawsmolten adhesive from the reservoir 35 through the heated flexibleconduit 50 into the chamber of the pump and forces it through the heatedconduit 51 and into the valve chamber 52 which is located in the housingof the adhesive valve 48. As shown in FIG. 8, the plunger 47 of thevalve 48 is at the lower extremity of its stroke and the ball checkvalve 54 is open permitting adhesive to flow from the chamber 52 throughthe passages 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 to the nozzle and thence through theorifice 28a to the marginal surface of the insole.

The conduit 50 is made of flexible stainless steel and it is heated by awire (not shown) which is wound about it. The gear pump housing isheated by element 185 (FIG. 3) and the valve 48 and nozzle 28 are heatedby the element 186 (FIGS. 3 and 8). Consequently, the adhesive remainsmelted at all times.

By loosening the screws 180 (FIG. 3) the gear pump 44, valve 48 andnozzle can be moved laterally as a unit to adjust the position of nozzleorifice 28a relative to the insole and the lasting margin.

During the lasting process, the last and insole are in the positionshown in FIGS. 2 and 5 or in a corresponding 4 position where the insoleinterrupts the electric eye beam 60 which otherwise would extend fromthe light 61 to the photocell 62. When the beam of the electric eye isthus interrupted, the electric eye closes a circuit to a switch (notshown) which closes a circuit causing the valve 170 to be actuated toadmit fluid to the cylinder 171. At that time, the plunger 47 is in itselevated position wherein the passages 56 do not register with thepassages 55 of the valve 48. However, as soon as said circuit is closed,fluid is admitted to the adjacent end of the cylinder 171 and the doubleacting piston 172 is moved from left to right looking at FIG. 3. Thiscauses the linkage 46 to be moved from left to right looking at FIGS. 3and 8 and the cleft end 71 of the pivoted link 72 operating on the pin73 of the valve plunger 47 moves this plunger downwardly to the positionshown in FIG. 8 so that the passages 56 register with the passages 55.During the initial part of this downward movement, the plunger forcesthe charge of adhesive which remained in the passages 57, 58 and 59after the previous cycle downwardly, thereby unseating the check valve54 and forcing this charge of adhesive to and through the orifice of thenozzle.

Interruption of the beam of the electric eye also causes a switch (notshown) to close the circuit to the motor 45a for the gear pump 44 whichthen commences to force molten adhesive through heated passage 51. Assoon as the passages 56 register with the passages 55, this moltenadhesive is forced by the pump through the passages 57, 58 and 59 intothe nozzle and outwardly thereof to the insole.

As soon as the lasting of one side of the margin has been completed, thelast, insole and upper assembly are removed from the machine andinterruption of the electric eye beam is terminated. The electric eyethen opens the switch to the motor for the gear pump and it ceases tofunction. The electric eye also causes the switch which controls thevalve 170 to move to a position in which the supply of fluid to theadjacent end of cylinder 171 is shut off, and fluid under pressure issupplied to the other end of the cylinder. This causes the piston 172 tobe moved from right to left looking at FIGS. 3 and 8 and the plunger 47is elevated from the position shown in FIG. 8 to its uppermost position.When the plunger is moved upwardly, a vacuum is created in the bore ofthe valve 48, check valve 54 is closed and dripping of adhesive from thenozzle is prevented.

Relief valve 75 (FIG. 3) relieves the pressure on the adhesive if theelectric eye or the switch 163 fail to stop the gear pump or to operatethe valve 170.

OPERATION OF THE WIPER BLADE The wiper blade 29 shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 13and 14 is located below the end of the rear feed roll 21 and its outerend is between the feed rolls 20 and 21 and the rotary wiper 26. It issupported for rotary movement on the shaft 150.

The spring 153 permits the blade 29 to yield and move clockwise aboutshaft (looking at FIG. 13) when the lasting margin is introduced. Italso permits the wiper blade to yield to any differences in thickness ofthe lasting margin.

The initial or maximum counterclockwise position of the blade iscontrolled by engagement of the head of the limit screw 156 with themember 158. The threaded end of screw 156 is received in an interiorlythreaded passage in rod 159 the upper end of which is secured to arm 154by pin 152. Consequently the space between the head of screw 156 andmember 158 may be adjusted.

The amount of clockwise movement of the wiper blade is limited byengagement of the lower end of the screw 151 with member 158. The screw151 secured by the lock nut may be adjusted to control the point atwhich such clockwise movement will be limited.

ALTERNATE EMBODIMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE INITIA'DION AND TERMINATION OFTHE FLOW OF ADHESIVE This embodiment may be used instead of the electriceye shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The free end of the arm 1.54 constitutes a cam surface 160, FIGS. 13 and14. The follower roller 161 attached to bifurcated arm 162 engages thiscam surface. Arm 162 is connected to switch 163 which controls operationof the motor 45a for the gear pump and the operation of the valve 170for the fluid supply to the cylinder 171.

When the lasting margin of the upper first engages the wiper blade 29,it moves the blade clockwise looking at FIG. 13 and the vertical part ofthe cam surface 160 moves the roller 161 and arm 162 from left to rightlooking at FIG. 13. This movement closes the switch 163 which causes thevalve 170 to supply fluid to move the piston 172 in a direction wherebythe linkage 46 moves the plunger 47 of the adhesive valve 48 downwardly,thereby opening the check valve 54 and adhesive is ejected from theorifice 28a of nozzle 28. When the margin has been lasted and removed,the spring 153 causes the wiper blade to be moved counter-clockwise andthe inclined part of the cam surface 160 engages the roller so that theroller and arm 162 move from right to left looking at FIG. 13, theswitch 163 is opened and this causes the valve 170 to be moved to aposition in which fluid is supplied to the other end of the cylinder,piston 172 and linkage 46 are moved from right to left looking at FIGS.3 and 8 and this causes the plunger 47 to be moved upwardly closing thecheck valve 54 and terminating the flow of adhesive from the nozzle.

The cam surface 160, roller 161 and switch *163 also cause the operationof the gear pump to be started when the lasting margin first engages thewiper blade and to be stopped when the lasting of the margin has beencompleted and the wiper blade has been returned to the position in whichthe head of limit screw 156 engages member 158.

Consequently, each of the embodiments of the ap paratus disclosed hereininsures that adhesive will be delivered from the nozzle while the insoleand last are in lasting position in the machine and that delivery ofadhesive from the nozzle will be terminated when the insole and last areremoved from lasting position, thereby both preventing the waste ofadhesive and insuring that adhesive will be delivered to the marginalsurface of the insole throughout the lasting step.

THE MEANS FOR OPERATING AND CON- TROLLING THE FEED ROLLS When theoperator turns the control knob 46 (FIG 1), this closes a circuit to themotor 80 (FIG. 11) which rotates the shaft 81. The pulley 82 on thisshaft through belt 83 and pulley 84 drives the main shaft 85 (FIGS. 11and 12). Belt 83 engages idler pulleys 86 and 87.

Referring to FIGS. 6, 9 and 10, the rear feed roll 21 is driven by maindrive shaft 85 which has attached to it gear 90 which drives gear 91(FIG. which is attached to shaft 89 to which rear feed roll 21 isattached. Also on shaft 89 is gear 93 which drives gear 94 on shaft 97.Gear 9 6 is also driven by gear 93 because it is on the same shaft asgear 94. Gear 9 6 drives gear 98 on shaft 99. Gear 98 drives gear 100 onshaft 92 and shaft 92 drives the front feed roll Referring to FIGS. 5and 6, the spacing between the feed rolls can be adjusted by turning theknob 102 which is fixed to the threaded shaft 103. The shaft 92 passesthrough arm 105 which is pivotally supported on the shaft 99 (FIGS. 6and 9). The threaded shaft 103 (FIG. 5) is operatively connected to thelower end of the arm 105 and by turning knob 102, the front feed rollcan be moved towards and away from the rear feed roll.

The tension of the feed rolls can also be adjusted by the knob 110. Thisknob is fixed to the shaft 111, the threaded portion of which passesthrough the lug 112 which is attached to the rod 113, rod 113 beingmounted for sliding movement in a passage in frame member 114. Thetension spring 115 has one end attached to the rod 113 and its other endattached to the arm 105. Consequently, by turning the knob 110, theamount of force exerted by the spring tending to rotate the arm aboutthe shaft 99 can be varied thus varying the pressure exerted by thefront feed roll 20 against the lasting margin which is passing betweenthe feed rolls.

For example, if the margin is of sleazy material which tears easily, thepressure of the front feed roll against the rear feed roll is reducedwhereas with a tougher material, the pressure is increased.

The speed of rotation of the feed rolls can be adjusted by manipulationof the knob (FIG. 12). This adjusts the pulley 82 longitudinally of thedriven shaft 81 to increase or decrease the pitch diameter of belt 83running in the pulley thereby changing the speed of the belt which isdriving pulley 84.

MEANS FOR OPERATING AND CONTROLLING THE ROTARY WIPER Referring to FIGS.7, 11, and 12, the rotary wiper 26 is driven by the pulley 117, belt118, pulley 119 and shaft 120 to which pulley 119 is secured. As shownin FIG. 7, the shaft of the rotary wiper 26 is driven by shaft 120through gears 122, 123, 124 and 125.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, the support 126 for the bearing for theshaft 120 passes through an enlarged opening 127 in the front panel 28band its upwardly extending arm 126a is provided with an element 126bwhich is slidable in a groove 129 in the frame member 130-. Wiperadjustment knob (FIG. 6) is secured to a shaft 136, the threaded end ofwhich extends into an interiorly threaded passage in the upwardlyextending lug 1260 of element 126a. Thus by rotation of the knob 135,the support 126 is moved longitudinally of the groove 129 and becausethe shaft 120 and the rotary wiper are supported by 126, the rotarywiper is moved at right angles to the axes of the feed rolls. This is animportant adjustment since the spacing of the rotary wiper from the feedrolls must be adjusted depending upon the characteristics of the uppersof the shoes which are being lasted.

The pressure of the rotary wiper against the margin of the upper canalso be adjusted by the knob 140, FIGS. 1, 11 and 12. Referring to FIGS.7, 11 and 12, the upper end of the arm 141 is attached to the sleeve 142which surrounds the wiper drive shaft 120. The spring 143 controls thevertical position of the sleeve 142 and thereby controls the downwardpressure exerted by the rotary wiper against the lasting margin of theshoe. The bell crank 145 has an upper portion which engages the upperend of this spring and by rotating the knob 140, the force exerted bythe spring against the washer near the lower end of the arm 141 may beadjusted thereby adjusting the downward force exerted by the rotarywiper against the lasting margin.

While certain desirable embodiments have been described in detail, it isto be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose ofillustration only and that this invention includes all modifications andequivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a lasting machine of the kind in which a pair of rolls turning inopposite directions apply lasting and feeding stresses to the lastmargin of a shoe, an adhesive applicator nozzle situated at the deliveryside of the rolls, operable means for supplying adhesive under pressureto said nozzle, and means for controlling the operation of said operablemeans, comprising wiper means including a wiper blade engageable by thelasting margin as it emerges from the bite of said rolls, whereby themargin is guided towards the insole, said Wiper means includingresilient means for urging the operative surface of the wiper bladetowards the bite of the rolls, said surface of the wiper blade beingmoved away from said bite against the pressure of said resilient meansby engagement of the lasting margin with said surface and returned toits initial position by the resilient means when said engagement thereofby the lasting margin ceases, and means responsive to said movements ofthe wiper blade to cause said operable means to supply adhesive underpressure to said nozzle while said surface of the blade remains in aposition away from its said initial position.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said wiper means comprises stopmeans engageable with a stationary member to limit movement of theoperative surface of the wiper blade towards the bite of said rolls.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said wiper means comprises stopmeans engageable with a stationary member to limit movement of theoperative surface of the wiper blade away from the bite of said rolls.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means responsive to saidmovements of the wiper blade comprises cam and follower means which aremovable responsive to said movements of the wiper blade to initiate,maintain and terminate the operation of said operable means.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said means responsive to movementsof the wiper blade comprises an arm of the wiper means having a camsurface and a switch which includes a follower roll and means for urgingsaid roll into engagement with said cam surface.

6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means for supplying adhesiveunder pressure to said nozzle comprises gear pump means.

7. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means for supplying adhesiveunder pressure to said nozzle comprises adhesive control valve means, aplunger reciprocable in a passage of said valve means and means forreciprocating the plunger in said passage the operation of which iscontrolled by said means for controlling the operation of said operablemeans.

8. In a lasting machine of the kind in which a pair of rolls turning inopposite directions apply lasting and feeding stresses to the lastingmargin of a shoe, a rotary wiper for forcing the lasting margin intofinal contact with the insole, said rotary wiper being supported forrotation about an axis which extends in a direction substantially atright angles to the axes of said rolls and means for moving said rotarywiper towards and away from the axes of said rolls whereby theequidistant spacing of the rotary wiper from the feed rolls may beadjusted.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein said rotary a0 wiper is supportedfor rotation in a housing and said means for moving the rotary wipercomprises means for 8 moving said housing laterally relative to thesupport for said rolls.

10. The combination of claim 9 wherein said housing comprises an armwhich is supported by the support for said rolls and said means formoving the rotary wiper comprises means for moving said arm laterallyrelative to said support for said rolls.

11. The combination of claim 10 wherein said means for moving the rotarywiper comprises an exteriorly threaded adjustment screw engageable withan interiorly threaded portion of said arm.

12. The combination of claim 10 wherein said support for said rollscomprises a groove which extends in a direction at right angles to theaxes of said rolls, and said arm comprises means slidable longitudinallyof said groove.

13. The combination of claim 12 wherein said means for moving said armlaterally comprises an exteriorly threaded adjustment screw engageablewith an interiorly threaded portion of said arm for moving said slidablemeans longitudinally of said groove.

14. In a lasting machine of the kind in which a pair of rolls turning inopposite directions apply lasting and feeding stresses to the lastingmargin of a shoe, the improvement comprising means for supporting one ofsaid rolls permitting movement of its axis towards and away from theaxis of the other of said rolls, means for moving said supporting means,said supporting means comprising an arm having one end mounted forswinging movement about an axis which is substantially parallel to theaxis of said one roll.

15. The combination of claim 14 wherein the shaft of said one roll issupported by said arm at a locality which is spaced from said axis ofswinging movement.

16. The combination of claim 14 wherein the means for moving saidsupporting means comprises a screw supported by a frame member havingits threaded end engageable with said arm for causing said arm to swingabout said axis which is parallel to the axis of said one roll.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,438,917 4/1948 Kamborian 12-8.32,873,461 2/1959 Kamborian 12-8.3 2,915,763 12/1959 Weisz 128.32,970,330 2/1961 Kamborian 128.3. 2,978,717 4/1961 Kamborian 128.33,006,004 10/1961 Rrue 128.3X

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner

